Thai PM vows to fight human trafficking in sex trade, fishing industry
Thai PM vows to punish officials involved after international criticism of failure to stop forced labour in sex trade and fishing industry
Vatican arrests Femen activist who bared breasts in St Peter's Square
Femen website said event was protest against clergy efforts to control women's fertility
Ireland rules life support can end for brain-dead pregnant woman
High court ruling is expected to upset anti-abortion campaigners and revive debate
Thousands pray at Indonesian mosque that survived, 10 yrs after tsunami
Aceh province bore the brunt of the devastation with at least 168,000 people dead from the tsunami
India's military hunts rebels after deadly attacks in remote state
More than half of the victims of rebel attack were women and children of tea plantation workers - official
Afghan women's cricket crushed by threats, bombs and tradition
A national women's cricket team formed in 2010 with some fanfare was quietly dissolved this year amid Taliban threats.
Disgraced anti-sex slavery crusader Mam unveils plans for new group
Somaly Mam's new programme focuses on rehabilitation and education of sex trafficking survivors..
The plight of pregnant Syrian refugees
Of the Syrian women and girls caught in the crisis, more than 500,000 are pregnant and in desperate need of reproductive health services.
Bombs in north Nigeria bus station, market kill 27
Killings and abductions raise questions about the ability of security forces to protect civilians, especially around the Cameroon border in the north
Children maimed, raped, tortured, killed in 2014 - UN
UNICEF declares 2014 a devastating year for children, saying 230 mln children live in countries and regions affected by armed conflict